Firing near Big B shooting spot, 1 dead

Two motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at the Film City in Goregaon on Friday, close to where Amitabh Bachchan was shooting, leaving the owner of a security agency critically injured, who later died. Amitabh Bachchan, who said the incident took place just 20 feet from where he was shooting, tweeted that a person was killed in the “<g data-gr-id="31">gangwar</g> shootout”.

According to police, the assailants struck around 2 pm at one of Mumbai’s most favoured shooting locations. Raju Shinde, 45, who was seated on a chair under a tree suffered bullet injury and was taken to Nanavati Hospital, they said. The two assailants, who are yet to be identified, opened fire at Shinde, who owns the security agency. Shinde is also an office bearer of Shiv Sena’s film wing, Chitrapat Sena.

He received two bullets injuries in his abdomen and one on the right hand, said additional commissioner of police Fateh Singh Patil. “After the firing, the assailants were chased by another security guard and both attackers ran away leaving their motorcycle in the jungle of Arey,” he said.

“We have seized the motorcycle. We are finding out the details,” Patil added. Meanwhile, Bachchan tweeted, “Okay! Shooting at Film City... and a gang war shootout 20 feet from where we are... 1 dead.. cops all over.” It is not clear what the actor was filming when the incident took place.